Kaysie is a 3rd generation union card holder, raised with a strong sense of duty and service. She signed her first membership card in 2014 with AFSCME Local 748-4 (Stearns County Human Services), becoming a union steward and eventually the chapter chairperson. She lives in the rural Foley area with her husband (a member of the BAC Local 1 MN/ND) and their children; her favorite past times are camping and four-wheeling, listening to true crime/political podcasts and watching Viking football-forever believing that THIS YEAR is OUR YEAR! 

To her core she believes that American union members are the backbone of this great nation. That the brothers and sisters who came before us set the pathway for us all to achieve the American Dream; it is our duty to keep organizing, to keep pushing forward and to never take anything for granted. 

Kaysie joined AFSCME Council 65 as labor representative in October 2022. She represents the following local unions: 

• Local 0105-0111 Allina Medical Center - Cambridge
• Local 1243-0000 Benton County
• Local 2889-0001, 0012 Mille Lacs County
• Local 2889-0003, 0014 Milaca School
• Local 2889-0006 Mille Lacs Area DAC
• Local 2889-0009 Princeton City
• Local 3455-0000 Onamia School

“If we don’t fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don’t really stand for them.”  - U.S. Senator Paul Welstone